I tried to ask the bank teller why it changed , but she didn't speak English well enough.So I decided to go to the magazine shop . The one around the corner.And I bought an American newspaper .   What happened ?   It seems that yesterday the Mexican government declared wouldn't pay back the loans it got from the World Bank.The government declared a default on the loans .   That's serious .   I know . The economy here is having serious problems.But because the government declared a default , the currency value went way down .   So now Mexican pesos are worth about half as much .   Yes , it's an amazing drop .   Wow . I feel sorry for the Mexicans . But it's good for us .   Yes , it's very good . We suddenly have twice as much money to spend here.Our hotel is now half as expensive as when we got here ! Isn't that strange ?   Yes , and you know what ?   What ?   I don't really like this hotel that much.So tonight , now that we are so rich , tonight why don't we stay in the most expensive hotel in town ?   Why not ? We should do it . Because now we can afford it . 